Weather Records on 2 September 1944

353 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 September 1944. Highest significance: Kadayanallur, IN.

Key Facts for 2 September 1944

On 2 September 1944, 353 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
131 were record highs and 86 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 343 daily.
Kadayanallur set a monthly record daily precipitation of 112.3 mm (4.4 in) on 2 September 1944.
Across 167 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

353 stations

353 station records on 2 September 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 September 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kadayanallur	India	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lovell	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mummidivaram	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Malur	India	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Usilampatti	India	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sholavandan	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rapelje	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Natham	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Heggaddevankote	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsnek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mokakchung	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kempten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Thathaiengarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Callaville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Drift Sands (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Big Timber	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gollhofen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sarila	India	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bolpur	India	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	31.4 C (88.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nawanshahr	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
De Hoop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cordova AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Crow Agency	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Memphis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rothenburg Ob der Tauber	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	34.5 C (94.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Madurai	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Potkabari	India	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Witelsbos (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Geneve Observatoire	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Westcliffe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Choteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Micurinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Great Brak River	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pommelsbrunn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alicedale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

353 records

Records set or tied on 2 September 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 51, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 80, Lowest daily minimum 61, Heaviest daily rainfall 136.

Records on 2 September 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	51
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	80
Lowest daily minimum	61
Heaviest daily rainfall	136
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 September 1944 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 343.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

271 broken records

Margins by which the 271 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 81.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 September 1944

Top 20 records on 2 September 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 September 1944	Kadayanallur, IN	monthly rain	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	10 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1944	Billings Wtp, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1944	Lovell, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1944	Mummidivaram, IN	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1944	Malur, IN	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1944	Usilampatti, IN	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1944	Sholavandan, IN	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	11 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1944	Rapelje, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1944	Natham, IN	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1944	George Airport, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1944	Livingston, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1944	Red Lodge, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	1 year	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1944	Bridger 2 N, US	monthly rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1944	Alexandria (Pol), ZA	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1944	Fir Glen, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1944	Heggaddevankote, IN	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1944	Buffelsnek (Bos), ZA	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1944	Mokakchung, IN	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	3 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1944	Kempten, DE	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1944	Thathaiengarpet, IN	daily rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	30 of 100 (Routine)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1797 to 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1944. 1944 had 353 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 09-02 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1800	1
1802	1
1808	1
1838	1
1841	1
1843	1
1850	1
1854	1
1855	1
1857	1
1860	3
1861	1
1864	1
1867	2
1869	2
1870	1
1871	2
1872	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	3
1878	2
1879	1
1881	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	4
1886	5
1888	1
1889	2
1890	5
1891	1
1892	5
1893	3
1894	4
1895	3
1896	4
1897	4
1898	8
1899	10
1900	3
1901	4
1902	5
1903	13
1904	6
1905	14
1906	25
1907	11
1908	58
1909	35
1910	13
1911	82
1912	37
1913	37
1914	16
1915	38
1916	26
1917	20
1918	31
1919	17
1920	39
1921	85
1922	46
1923	75
1924	212
1925	147
1926	215
1927	71
1928	203
1929	322
1930	194
1931	305
1932	473
1933	427
1934	537
1935	602
1936	391
1937	905
1938	376
1939	439
1940	224
1941	467
1942	389
1943	336
1944	353
1945	392
1946	635
1947	1,147
1948	431
1949	563
1950	745
1951	515
1952	698
1953	1,153
1954	721
1955	501
1956	440
1957	385
1958	348
1959	534
1960	448
1961	839
1962	318
1963	272
1964	679
1965	440
1966	362
1967	1,213
1968	493
1969	465
1970	553
1971	521
1972	743
1973	1,148
1974	1,294
1975	519
1976	835
1977	589
1978	484
1979	647
1980	697
1981	521
1982	672
1983	1,076
1984	598
1985	714
1986	860
1987	915
1988	1,284
1989	659
1990	675
1991	807
1992	1,117
1993	1,405
1994	1,291
1995	1,143
1996	604
1997	1,547
1998	1,263
1999	912
2000	1,931
2001	981
2002	805
2003	1,310
2004	679
2005	623
2006	1,238
2007	1,086
2008	1,229
2009	706
2010	1,081
2011	1,265
2012	885
2013	717
2014	650
2015	661
2016	621
2017	1,047
2018	473
2019	789
2020	701
2021	742
2022	991
2023	707
2024	923
2025	431
2026	866

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	245
20 to 40	17
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1